Disability hub to create jobs

UP TO 500 full time jobs will be created across the Limestone Coast over the next few years to support the rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

A disability workforce hub will be opened at Regional Development Australia (RDA) Limestone Coast to connect job seekers with training providers and employers to help fill job opportunities in the expanding disability sector.

RDA Limestone Coast chief executive David Wheaton said an employment coordinator would work closely with RDA career practitioners to identify local workforce needs and opportunities.

“We are advertising for an employment coordinator to work alongside RDA’s career practitioners to coordinate programs,